Buttonhole-marker for shoes.



E. T. ADAMS. BUTTDNHOLE MARKER FOR SHOES.

APPLIGATION FILED PEB. 23, 1912. 1,068, Patented July 29, 1913.

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B.T.ADAMS BUTTONHOLE MARKER FOR SHOES.

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EARL T. ADAMS, 0F PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

BUTTONHOLE-IVIARKER FOR SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 23, 1912.

Patented July 29, 1913. Serial N0. 679,288.

T0 all 'Lc/0m t may concern Be it known that I, EARL T. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Bottonhole-Markers for Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for marking button holes for shoes, and it consists in the combinations, const-ructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved device over that shown in my prior Patent No. 1,026,484, of May 4, 1912. In said prior patent a series of marking points were simultaneously actuated so as to mark the position of the button holes at one operation. The present device has a similar arrangement and in addition has means for simultaneously adjusting the rela-` tive positions of the marking devices in the direction of the line of button holes. This consists of a movable spreading device which causes a lateral movement of the marking devices.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for actuating the spreading device and for locking it in position.

A further object of my invention is to provide an anvil for each marking point 'with means for holding the anvil during the operation of the marking point.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application in which similar reference characters indicate like parts in the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, certain parts being shown in section, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the marking table or plate, Fig. 3 is a front view of a portion of the device, Fig. 4 is a view of the under side of the spreading device showing the development thereof, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the anvil or die.

In carrying out my invention I provide a base plate 1 to which is screwed an `upright or standard 2, the latter carrying at its top a table 3. The table is provided with a forwardly extending portion 3a terminat ing in a trough 3b of the shape shown in Fig. 2. A plate 4 is carried upon spacing blocks 4ZL by means of screws 4b, the edge of the plate 4 terminating above one edge of the trough 3b as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A foot treadle 5 is disposed on a lever 6 whose fulcrum 7 is on an arm 8 secured to the standard 2. The lever 6 is pivotally secured at 9 to a rod 10 whose upper end is secured by means of a spring 11 to a bolt 12 carried by the table 3. The rod 10 is provided with the nuts 13, 14 and 15.

Disposed between the two nuts 13 and 14 is a bracket 16 which is provided with a collar 17 slidably disposed on the upright 2. The collarvcarries a locking segment 18 and also bears a bell-crank lever 19, which may be secured to the segment 18 in any position, by means of the locking device 20. One end of the bell-crank lever 1s provided with a handle 21 and the opposite end is pivotally connected at 22 with an arm 23 the latter being pivotally connected at 24 with the upper end of a slidable rod 25. The upper end of the rod bears :i spreading device 26 such as that shown in Fig. 4. The spreading device 26 is held between a square portion 25EL on the rod 25 and a nut 27. The member 26 is provided with a series of slots 26xr and bears on the under side a series of spring clips 26Y, which is secured in position by means of screws 262. One of these spring clips is shown in Fig. 4, the others being 'precisely the same. The rod 10 and the rod 25 extend through a bracket 2S carried by a collar 29 which is adjustably secured to the standard 2 by means of the set screw 80.

The outer edge of the bracket 16 is provided with flanges 31 and 32 (see Fig. 3) uponwhich an arc-shaped rod 33 is disposed. This rod forms -a bearing for a series of pivoted arms 34. One of each of these arms 34 is disposed in a guide slot 26X ofthe spreading device 26, the lower end of each of the arms being pivotally mounted on the rod 33. Each of the arms 34 is provided at itstop with a laterally extending portion 34a bearing an adjustable marking device 35 which is shown in the drawings as a screw having a reduced end port-ion and being provided with alock nut 36. The nut 36 is also designed to form a retaining member for the spring 37 whose purpose will be described later. Carried by each of the arms 34 is an anvil or die like that shown in Fig. 5. This die consists of a body portion 3S which forms the main portion of the die, and which has an opening 38a. On one side of the body portion 38 is an off-set extension 38", and on the other side is a U-shaped member BSC provided with an opening 38d through which the arm 34 is adapted to extend, and with a slot 38e arranged to receive the screw 39 carried by the arm 34. The end of the portion 38C is bent laterally at 382 and is slightly recessed to straddle the arm 34, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood.

The arms 34 are held normally at the rear of the slots of the comb 26 by means of the clips QGY. In Figs. 1 and 3 the marking members 35 are shown in their most com-V pact position. Now if the handle 21 of the lever 19 is moved in the direction of the arrow the spreader plate 26 will come nearer the pivotal point 33 of the arms 34, thereby spreading the arms, and hence the markers 35 simultaneously and to the same extent. The segment 18 may be provided with a gage to indicate the distance between the markers and the arm may be set and locked in such a position as to spread the markers a predetermined amount. v W'e will assume that the fly is to have ten button holes. The first ten arms 34 are pushed forwardly, the extensions 38 of each anvil 38 entering between the portion 3a of the table 3 and the plate 4, as shown in Fig. l. rlhe fly F is then placed in position where it rests partly on the table 4: and partly on the body portionBS of the anvils of those arms which are pushed forward. The foot lever 5 is depressed, thereby lowering the bracket 16, and thus pulling` the arms 311 downwardly. The markers 35 will pass through the fiy F and through the opening 3Sa in each anvil. rIhe anvils however will not be forced downwardly since they are held between the extension 3a and the table f1, the arm 34- sliding through its opening 38d so as to bring the screw 39 into the position shown in Fig. l. Now when the foot pedal is released the spring 11 will force the arms upwardly. The spring such as that shown at 37 will hold the fly flush against the upper surface of the anvils 3S until after the marker 35 has been with drawn. Where the button holes of a number of flies have to be marked alike the operation is merely repeated by inserting the fly and pressing the foot lever. Vhere another size is used demanding another spacing the arms may be adjusted in the manner already described.

It will be seen that I have provided a device in which the markers are moved simul taneously for marking the fly and one in which the position of the markers with respect to the line of button holes may be also simultaneously adjusted. Furthermore, each arm is provided with an anvil which is positively held in position so that the marking device will support the fly, while the latter is being punched.

I claim:

1. In a device for marking button holes, a standard, a tab-le carried thereby arranged to receive a button fly, a series of pivoted arms having markers adap-ted to be brought into position above said button fly, means for simultaneously causing the e-n-V gagement of said markers with said button fly, means for simultaneously adjusting the distance between adjacent markers, said last named means comprising a spreader device having an individual slot for each marker arm, said spreader device being disposed between the pivots of the marking arms and the markers carried thereby, and means for moving the spreader device toward or away from the markers.

2. In a device for marking button holes, a standard, a t-able carried thereby arranged to receivea button fly, a series of pivoted arms, a. marker carriedat the end of each arm and adapted to engage the button fiy, a spreader device provided with slots arranged to receive the pivoted arms, means for moving the spreader device toward or away from the pivotal support of said arms, said means comprising a slidable rod for supporting said spreader device, a bell-crank lever mounted on said standard, and a link connecting one end of said bell-crank lever with said slidable rod.

3. In a device for marking button holes, a standard, atable carried thereby arranged to receive a button fly, a series of pivoted arms, a marker carried at the end of each arm and adapted to engage thebutton fly, a spreader device provided with slots arranged to receive the pivoted arms, means for moving the spreader device toward or away from the pivotal support of said arms, said means comprising a slidable rod forh suppo-rti-ng said spreader device, a bell-crank lever mounted on said standard, a link connecting one end of said bell-crank lever .with said slidable rod, and a locking device for said bell-crank lever.

et. In a device for marking button holes, a standard, a table carried thereby arranged to receive a button fly, a series of pivoted arms, a marker carried at the end of each arm and adapted to engage the butt-on fly, a spreader device provided with slots arranged to receive the pivoted arms, means for moving the spreader device toward or away from the pivotal support of said arms, said means comprising a slidable rod for supportingV said spreader device, a bell-crank lever-AV mounted on said standard, a link connecting one end of said bell-crank lever With said slidable rod, a locking device for said bell-.crank lever, said locking device comprising a segment disposed adjacent to oneV end of said bell-crank lever, and means for securing the lever to the segment.

5. Ina device for marking but-ton holes, a standard, a table carried thereby, a plate secured to said table and spaced therefrom, al series of pivot-ed arms arranged to be moved toward said table, a marking device carried by each of said arms, an anvil slidably carried by each arm, said anvil having a perforated body portion arranged to be brought into alinement Wit-h said plate and an eXten- `sion arranged to enter between said plate and said table, the movement of said arm relatively to Said anvil serving to bring a portion of said marking device into the peroration in said anvil.

6. In a device for marking button holes, a standard, a table carried thereby, a plate secured to said table and spaced therefrom, a series of pivoted arms arranged to be moved toward said table, a marking device carried by each of said arms, an anvil slidably carried by each arm, said anvil having a perforated body portion arranged to be brought into alinement with said plate and an eX- tension arranged to enter between said plate and said table, the body portion of said anvil constituting a' support for part of the iiy, the movement of said arm relatively to said anvil serving to bring a portion of said marking device into the perforation in said anvil, and a spring carried by each arm and arranged to engage the fly for holding the latter against the anvil during the marking operation.

EARL T. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

SAM M. JOHNSON, SHERRARD M. JOHNSON.

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